You can all shut up now. This is me getting into the Christmas spirit.

You Are Rudolph

Sweet and shy, you tend to be happiest when you're making someone else happy. Why You're Naughty: You sometimes stick that nose where it doesn't belong Why You're Nice: Christmas would be a sad affair without you!

LINK: Sometimes, things really are just bollocks.

25.6.1. TEN things that annoy you

1. Ronnie People stealing my sandwiches
2. Not being privy to important information
3. Dog crap on London sidewalks
4. Forwarded email chain letters
5. Cocky defence lawyers
6. Chips shops running out of fish
7. Being told I need a girlfriend
8. Being told I need sex
9. Blind dates
10. Flat beer

LINK: He was aware of what it was, what it had to be, and also what it couldn't be, but that didn't mean he didn't appreciate it, and he hoped the gift he picked up on the way home from work on her last day here would at least show her a small portion of that.

You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments you and asks.

Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? — Yes
Been arrested? — No
Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? — Only when ill
Fallen asleep at work/school? — No
Held a snake? — No
Ran a red light? — No
Been suspended from school? — No
Experienced love at first sight? — No
Totaled your car in an accident? — No
Been fired from a job? — No
Fired somebody? — No
Sung karaoke? — No
Pointed a gun at someone? — Yes
Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — No
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes
Kissed in the rain? — No
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — Yes

( More... )

LINK: Sometimes things end before they even have a chance to start.

4.18. "'How about it?' How about this? Try and fuck your way out of this one Mark!"
The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)

[Follows THIS and THIS]

By the time morning came and Matt woke up naked in a tangle of sheets with Vee wrapped around him, he figured he had already played with fire even indulging in the one night stand with the New York detective, so calling in 'sick' was hardly going to be the work of the devil, was it? When he called, he spoke to his boss, DI Natalie Chandler. She took the news with her usual understanding and sympathy, even if the shock of the call couldn't be hidden from her tone. According to Matt, he had dodgy fish and chips the night before, spent all night with his head in the toilet, and really, really couldn't make it to work. He thought if he went with the puking story, people would avoid rocking up on his doorstep. None of his colleagues were exactly the hair holding back sort.

( For obvious reasons, once he ended the call, he didn't get hit with a wave of guilt... )

Vee [nychandcuffs] referenced with permission. Ronnie is my own NPC, and this is not binding on any Ronnie muses in existence.


Word Count | 1,336

LINK: Okay, I admit it... I did kill the plant, and it died a horrible death.

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LINK: Matt didn't think the kids dressed like Batman, James Bond, and a fairy were very impressed when he dropped bananas into their sacks, but it wasn't like this was an English tradition or that he even noticed the commercialised event building up in the preceeding week to buy sweets in preparation.

LINK: It was easy for homicide detectives to just think of their victims as numbers, but Matt always tried to remember that each and every one had a life that mattered in some way and that someone was likely going to miss them now they were gone.

LINK: Although his job meant he saw the dark, evil side of London, he still loved that the history-laden British city was his home now.

LINK: After hearing his boss say in relation to a rapist "As a woman, I'd like to cut off his dick with a rusty hacksaw and ram it down his throat", Matt decided it should be the rape victims who constructed what punishment their perpetrators should get... because he couldn't think of a better sentence if he tried, even if his own dick felt slightly sensitive after the comment.



[Quote is direct from Law & Order UK episode 1x07]

LINK: Well, it would be nice...

A is for age: Thirty something
B is for beer of choice: Fullers vintage ale
C is for something you crave: Cup of tea
D is for your dog's name: Having a dog with my schedule would be unfair... besides, I have a history of things dying in my care.
E is for essential item you use everyday: Badge
F is for favorite TV show at the moment: Come Dine With Me
G is for favorite game: Monopoly, the proper English version
H is for Home town: Kilburn, Ireland
I is for instruments you play: Does tapping a pen on the desk count?
J is for favorite juice: Ribena
K is for kickin ass: When it's necessary
L is for last place you ate: At my desk
M is for marriage: Probably to my job
N is for your full name: Detective Sergeant Matthew Devlin
O is for overnight hospital stays: Once with food poisoning a couple of years ago
P Is for favorite place: Dublin, Ireland
Q is for quote: "A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer" - Robert Frost
R is for biggest regret: I don't like to live with regrets, but a few cases I have lost over the years can still come back to me
S is for status: Comfortably single
T is for time you woke up today: Around 5.30
U is for underwear you have on now: Oh hell, red I think
V is for vegetable you love: Mashed potatoes
W is for worst habit: Probably getting fixated on cases
X is for x-rays you've had: None
Y is for yummy food you ate today: That blueberry muffin at breakfast was pretty good
Z is for the zodiac sign: Libra, right on the cusp

LINK: Blind dates: never a good idea.

LINK: If New York is the city that never sleeps, London is its boozy nightcap.